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National Weather Service Lubbock TX
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

TXZ024-220915-
Caprock RAWS-Briscoe TX
34.41N 101.05W Elev. 2561 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          93          73          99          74
Temp          84 85 77 75 72 71 80 88 92 93 83 78 76 74 84 94 99 97 83 79 76 75
Dewpt         68 68 67 66 65 66 67 65 63 61 62 60 60 61 64 63 62 60 61 60 60 62
RH            58 58 71 74 78 83 64 46 38 35 51 54 58 64 50 36 30 31 47 52 57 64
Wind dir       S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      11 10  8  9  9 10 11 11 11 10  9  9 10 11  9  5  8  8  6  6  6  8
Clouds        B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              1800   600  6400  8800  1900   600  8500 10400  6500   600
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW    SW     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             12    18    19    13    17    18    13    10    13    17
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          97      77   100      75    97      73    95      76    99
Temp          93 95   82 77 95 96   83 76 93 95   82 74 91 94   82 77 95 97
Dewpt         62 60   62 66 66 64   66 67 68 64   66 66 67 62   62 64 65 61
Min/Max RH       30      69    32      74    35      76    34      64    30
RH            36 31   50 69 40 35   57 74 43 37   57 76 45 35   51 64 38 31
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SW     E      SE     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      20    10      30    10      20     5
Rain shwrs                           S             C  S          S  S
Tstms                                S             C  S          S  S

$$
TXZ026-220915-
Childress-Childress TX
34.43N 100.28W Elev. 1952 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          96          74         100          75
Temp          89 88 81 78 74 72 83 90 95 94 86 80 76 74 85 95100 98 86 81 77 75
Dewpt         67 66 67 66 67 67 68 66 65 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 62 61 62 63 64 63
RH            48 48 63 67 79 84 61 45 37 35 46 56 63 68 49 36 29 30 45 54 64 66
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      10 10  9 10  9  9 12 12 13 12 10  9  9  8  9  8  9  9  6  6  8  6
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt               600   400  6400  8000  1700   400  7700  9900  6000   400
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             13    16    18    16    18    14    13    11    13    16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min         101      78   101      77   100      75    98      77   101
Temp          96 98   85 78 96 99   85 77 96 98   84 75 94 96   84 77 96 99
Dewpt         63 60   63 66 68 65   66 68 68 64   66 66 68 62   64 66 67 62
Min/Max RH       27      67    31      74    31      75    32      70    29
RH            34 29   48 67 40 33   53 74 40 33   55 74 43 33   51 69 39 30
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     0      10    10      20    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S
Tstms                                              S  S

$$
TXZ043-220915-
Jayton RAWS-Kent TX
33.23N 100.57W Elev. 1905 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          95          71         100          73
Temp          89 89 81 77 72 71 81 88 93 93 84 79 74 72 83 92 98 99 86 80 76 74
Dewpt         66 65 67 67 67 68 68 66 63 61 63 63 65 65 67 64 61 60 62 63 64 66
RH            47 45 64 72 84 89 65 48 37 35 49 59 73 79 59 39 30 28 45 55 66 77
Wind dir       S SE SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind spd       9  9  8  8  6  5  9  9  9  9  6  8  8  6  9  8  6  6  5  6  6  5
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     4     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              1100   500  5800  8100  1200   500  5900  9200  5900   800
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             16    12    16    13    16    16    13    10    16    14
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          99      77   102      77   101      76    99      77   102
Temp          94 98   84 77 94101   85 77 95 99   84 77 94 98   84 77 96100
Dewpt         65 62   66 71 68 63   68 70 69 64   67 68 68 62   64 68 66 60
Min/Max RH       29      81    29      78    31      76    30      74    26
RH            39 31   55 81 42 29   57 78 43 32   58 75 43 31   51 74 37 27
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW CL   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    10      20    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                                         S
Tstms                                              S

$$
TXZ035-220915-
Lubbock-Lubbock TX
33.67N 101.82W Elev. 3280 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          93          70          97          72
Temp          86 85 79 75 71 69 78 87 92 91 83 78 73 70 81 92 97 94 84 79 75 72
Dewpt         65 63 63 64 65 65 66 64 60 57 58 59 60 62 64 61 57 55 58 59 60 62
RH            50 48 58 69 81 87 67 46 34 32 43 52 63 75 56 36 27 27 41 50 60 71
Wind dir       S  S SE  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind spd      12 12 11 11 10  9 12 13 13 12 11 11 10  9  9  8  9 10  9  9  9  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     3
Mix Hgt              4400   700  5700  8400  4700   600  7100  9600  6200   900
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             16    16    18    14    16    16    13    11    13    16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          98      74   100      74    98      73    96      75    99
Temp          93 95   82 75 94 96   82 75 94 95   81 74 92 94   82 75 93 96
Dewpt         61 58   62 66 66 61   65 67 66 61   64 65 65 60   62 64 64 59
Min/Max RH       27      74    30      76    30      74    31      69    27
RH            35 29   51 74 40 32   56 76 40 33   56 74 41 32   51 69 38 29
PWind dir         S       S     S       S     S      SE     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     0      10    10      30    10      20     5
Rain shwrs                                         C  S          S
Tstms                                              C  S          S

$$
TXZ031-220915-
Matador RAWS-Cottle TX
34.13N 100.42W Elev. 1900 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          95          73         102          73
Temp          88 89 80 77 73 71 83 90 93 94 84 79 76 73 87 96100100 86 81 76 74
Dewpt         68 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 66 65 65 64 64 64 66 65 63 62 63 63 63 64
RH            52 50 67 75 85 90 64 49 41 38 52 60 68 72 51 36 30 29 47 55 65 71
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       9  9  6  8  6  5 10 12 12 11  8  8  8  6  8  8  8  8  5  5  5  5
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mix Hgt              1200   600  6500  8200  1500   700  7600  9300  5400   600
T Wind Dir              S     S    SW     S     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             14    16    18    16    16    16    13    11    13    16
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          99      78   102      76   101      75    99      77   101
Temp          96 98   83 78 95101   84 77 97 99   84 75 94 97   84 77 96 99
Dewpt         65 63   65 69 69 66   68 69 69 66   68 68 68 64   65 67 68 63
Min/Max RH       30      75    32      76    33      79    33      70    30
RH            36 32   55 75 44 32   59 76 42 34   60 79 44 34   54 70 40 31
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     0      10    10      20    10      10     5
Rain shwrs                                         S  S
Tstms                                              S  S

$$
TXZ029-220915-
Plainview-Hale TX
34.18N 101.71W Elev. 3372 ft
235 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          91          67          95          68
Temp          82 81 74 70 67 67 76 84 90 91 80 74 70 67 78 88 94 93 81 76 71 69
Dewpt         65 64 65 65 65 65 66 63 60 57 59 59 59 60 62 59 57 55 58 59 60 60
RH            56 56 74 84 93 93 71 49 37 32 49 59 68 77 59 37 29 28 46 56 68 73
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd      11 10  9  9  9  9 12 12 12 10  9  8  9  8  9  5  6  8  6  5  6  6
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     2     2     2     2     2     2     3
Mix Hgt              2600   600  5500  8500  2200   500  7600 10100  6500   600
T Wind Dir              S    SW    SW    SW     S    SW    SW     S     S    SW
T Wind Spd             14    18    19    13    16    17    13    10    14    17
RFTI           0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
RFTI Category NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          95      72    98      71    95      70    94      71    97
Temp          91 93   78 72 92 96   78 72 92 93   77 70 89 92   78 72 91 95
Dewpt         60 57   62 66 64 60   65 67 65 62   65 66 65 60   62 64 62 58
Min/Max RH       28      81    29      85    33      88    33      76    28
RH            36 30   58 81 40 30   64 84 41 36   67 87 45 34   58 76 38 29
PWind dir        SW       S    SW       S    SE      SE     S       S     S
Wind char       <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15     <15   <15
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC FW   SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5      20    10      30    20      20    10
Rain shwrs                           S             C  S     S    S  S
Tstms                                S             C  S     S    S  S

$$
Below is a weather element key for this product

Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dewpt(F)............................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir(8 point compass)...........20 ft. Wind Direction
Wind Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind Direction in Tens of Degrees
                                    Relative to Due North.
     Example: 09 = 90 Degrees = East; 18 = 180 Degrees = South;
              27 = 270 Degrees = West; 36 = 360 Degrees = North
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft. Wind Speed
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Index..........................Heat Index
Clouds(CAT).........................Cloud Cover Category
     Example: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
              B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability of Measurable Precipitation
QPF 12Hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
     Type...
       Rain...........Rain
       Rain SHWRS.....Rain Showers
       TSTMS..........Thunderstorms
       Drizzle........Drizzle
       Snow...........Snow
       SnowSHWRS......Snow Showers
       Sleet..........Sleet
       Flurries.......Flurries
       FRZG Rain......Freezing Rain
       FRZG DRZL......Freezing Drizzle
     Coverage...
       S..............Slight Chance
       C..............Chance
       L..............Likely
       O..............Occasional
       D..............Definite
       AR.............Areas
       PA.............Patchy
OBVIS...............................Obstruction to Visibility
     TYPE...
       F..............Fog
       PF.............Patchy Fog
       F+.............Dense Fog
       H..............Haze
       BS.............Blowing Snow
       K..............Smoke
       BD.............Blowing Dust
       AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL(CAT)............................Lightning Activity Level
Mix Hgt(feet AGL)...................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd(MPH).....................Transport Wind Speed
RFTI................................Red Flag Threat Index
       0...........NIL
       1-2.........Elevated
       3-4.........Critical - Low
       5-6.........Critical - High
       7-8.........Extreme
       9-10........Historic
RFTI Category.......................
       NO..........NIL
       EL..........Elevated
       CL..........Critical - Low
       CH..........Critical - High
       EX..........Extreme
       HS..........Historic
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
     Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
     in effect for the indicated hour

Day 4 through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp(F).....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp(F).............................Air Temperature
Dwpt................................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH(%).........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH(%)...............................Relative Humidity
PWind Dir(8 point compass)..........20 ft. Primary Wind Direction
Wind Spd(MPH).......................20 ft Wind Speed
     Example: <15 = Less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Avg Clouds(CAT).....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12Hr(%).........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
     See Day 1 through 3 Weather Descriptions